Names

This post comes about as I am at work tonight, and also a little later I will get into something I found in Amanda's blog from Sunday. First from work: this girl was taking a test and her first and last name rhyme. Christina Molina. How horrible. Why would you do that to your child? That is one of the silliest things I have ever heard, I bet she was teased in school and teachers would chuckle when they did roll call at the beginning of each school year. Wow, it's just silly.

On that note, I have always been against rhyming the names of twins like 'Kyle' and 'Lyle', or naming them similar things like 'Tammy' and 'Timmy'. I think it is silly and can be confusing, especially for young children. Plus, when they grow older it can be embarrassing even. I am also not a big fan of naming sons after their fathers. I know it is part of honoring your family, but here is a story about Juniors for you that hopefully makes you change your mind if you like Juniors: Tom and Lisa named their first son Tom Jr. When he was younger it worked out fine because they were called 'Tom' and 'Tommy'. But eventually Tommy thought that sounded too babyish and wanted to be called 'Tom' also. Then they went with 'Big Tom' and 'Little Tom' until Little Tom got bigger than Big Tom. After that it was 'Old Tom' and 'Young Tom' which Old Tom didn't like because he was only in his mid-forties at the time. It didn't help that they sounded similar so telling them apart on the phone was ridiculously difficult. Basically, don't name your kids after their fathers unless there is a distinct name you can call them for short in stead of going the 'Tom' and 'Tommy' route. For instance, my first son will be named Cameron David, but not David Cameron. (The 'David' is in honor of my grandfather who everyone knows is one of the most important figures in my life, not for Teetz, as some of you would assume.) Also, for those of you completely out of the loop, 'Cameron' comes from 'Cameron Indoor Stadium' where the greatest college basketball team in the country plays - the Duke Blue Devils. I would give birth to my babies at CIS if I could, but I don't think Coach K would like that much when his team is trying to practice. I really always love the name Cameron, I think it is a good, strong name and really can be used for a boy or a girl, however if I only ever have a girl, I would change it to 'Cameran' so it is more girlish. I don't think Coach K would mind that too much at all.

Now, I also mentioned something I found in Amanda's blog that I thought was interesting. A couple days ago she did a post on names she wouldn't mind being called and this was really interesting to me because there are some names that I am really in love with that I also wouldn't mind being called. Then there are some I absolutely think are disgusting and would scratch out eyes if anyone called me by them.

Ok, total sidenote, but hey, I have ADHD: I have been working on this post since 5:15, but today is the pull date for Psych 181's first exam (one part Essay, one part Multiple Choice). These dumb kids all had the same bright idea: we should all wait til the very last day and then try to do both in an hour because no one else will have the same bright idea. Moral of the story: Psych 181 kids are dumb.

Back to names now, as it is 7:45 now. Thanks again for the idea, Amanda :)

Names I wouldn't mind being called:
Sarah - Of course! I love my name, it means princess and I think I earned it.

Magdelena, or Magdalene - A lot of people don't know, but this was the other possibility for me, but Mom said she took one look at me and knew I was a princess, thus she opted for Sarah instead.

Olivia - I am not sure why, but I love this name. I think it is classic without being old. Plus, there are fewer Olivias out there than Sarahs and it is more unique.

Genevieve - Again, this name is classic without making me sound like an old lady. Not that old is bad, I am just not old yet.

Isabelle - I have a thing for unique/uncommon names. But it is so pretty, Plus, Belle from 'Beauty and the Beast' was awesome and Belle or Bella would be an okay nickname.

Okay, we're closing now so I will have to continue this tomorrow...